Mariam is a young Kuwaiti writer. She first started writing when she felt the burden of being a girl in a society that guilts the skin out of you for being loudly confident in yourself. She desires to put more light onto issues that affects every Muslim woman in the Arab world and beyond.

Leaving Islam is hard, but leaving god is even harder. Imagine the night sky: filled with shiny stars getting closer to you. With each movement, one star appears brighter and bigger till you can no longer make sense of the…

Cover up little girl: diamonds fall out of your hair when you play like a child. Cover your beauty, for it is blinding the eyes of the lion. Learn as they taught you: your hair is a hidden treasure for…

I woke up this morning feeling the weight of the world harmonizing with gravity and pulling me closer to my bed. I turned over and threw myself to the ground. I scrambled up to my feet with the help of…

sister-hood is a digital magazine and a series of live events. We create platforms for women of Muslim heritage to speak for themselves, rather than being spoken for or spoken about.
sister-hood challenges stereotypes and promotes the fearless, progressive, creative voices of women of Muslim heritage.